False gout, any suggestions for relief/treatment?

False gout, any suggestions for relief/treatment?An older relative of mine has recently had a flare-up of what is known as false gout, which differs somehow from regular gout. He has seen his doctor about this, but has continued to have episodes from time to time.

Any suggestions of preventative measures or treatments that seem to work? Thank you for your help.

rebelchild07
I know stuff like chicken and potatoes and no soda's sweet tea or anything like that will help. Mainly water and Sprite salmon paties stuff like that helps regular gout and it should work on false gout!

Amian G
Actually, in response to the person above, that has generally been discussed in regards to actual gout.

Pseudogout, far as research has shown, there hasn't been any means of prevention found thus far. However, there are predisposing conditions and factors that can be reduced or even eliminated to bring down chances of future attacks.

Collections of a salt known as calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) is responsible for pseudogout whereas real gout is from uric acid crystals. In both cases, they tend to collect on the joints.

Certain diseases have been known to increase chances of future pseudogout attacks
- thyroid disease
- hemochromatosis
- Wilson's disease
- parathyroid disease

There are means of treating it in the meantime to alleviate it
- joint aspiration - relieves pressure in joint from fluid buildup
- corticosteroid injections - reduces inflammation
- oral corticosteroids - reduces inflammation
- NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen) - pain relief
- colchicine - reduces pain and swelling

pink tulip
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screamingfreedom
I am sorry to hear that your relative is suffering from pseudogout. Pseduogout is different from gout yet there are some similarities. Both form crystals in joints, that is where they are similar. Gout forms uric acid crystals inside the joint and pseudogout forms calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the lining and cartilage around the joint.

Gout is much easier to treat and prevent because we know the cause and can treat it. Pseudogout is much harder to treat and prevent because we do not understand why the body is making these deposits.

The only prevention we have now is low doses of colchicine, a drug commonly used to prevent and treat gout, may reduce the number of pseudogout attacks your relative will experience.

I wish there was more that can be done but right now this is the only preventive solution there is.

Rusty
http://arthritis-symptom.com/Gout-Symptoms/pseudo-gout.htm

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